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Washington is expected to see more flooding in the early part of this week as rivers begin cresting across the state. Flood recovery from last week's devastating flooding is likely to be impacted as more flooding occurs.
After record flooding in Washington state, then a widespread western windstorm, more atmospheric rivers are targeting different parts of the West. Here's the latest forecast.
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Second levee fails in Washington, forcing more evacuations, as atmospheric river renews flood threat
Two levees have failed outside of Seattle since Monday due to swollen rivers from seemingly endless heavy rain.
Drier weather is coming, but flooding effects are likely to continue for days across portions of western Washington state and northwestern Oregon.
On Thursday at 12:14 a.m. a coastal flood advisory was released by the NWS Portland OR valid between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. for South Washington Coast.
The atmospheric river is forecast to move over Washington starting on Monday and will last until Tuesday, bringing heavy rain and gusty winds. This comes days after a historic river flood impacted the state,
Portions of western Washington state have experienced a month’s worth of rain within the past few days, causing historic flooding, damaging mudslides and more than 100,00 people facing potential evacuations.
Record floodwaters have slowly started receding in Washington state. But authorities warned that waters would remain high for days.
Hundreds of thousands woke up without power on Wednesday after Washington already had two levee failures this week amid major flooding.